The following information was provided by Sgt. John Giacobbe of the Belleville Police Department, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. All suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Police blotter information may not represent the full scope of police department activity.

Authorities are looking into the theft of $9,600 in cash taken from Double Hand carwash at 71 Washington Ave., police said.

The manager of the carwash arrived at his business shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 7 to find the building’s safe had been pried open and a window on the roof removed, police said. The building’s alarm had also been disabled, police said.

Pump and dash

An employee at the Delta service station on Belleville Avenue on Feb. 6 told officers that the driver of a gray BMW 330, which had received $40 worth of gasoline, on Feb. 6, fled without paying.

Shoplifting

The store manager of the Walgreens on Washington Avenue on Feb. 5 saw a man hide items inside his pants, police said. Officers confronted the suspected shoplifter, who admitted to his attempt to shoplift, police said.

The suspect had $226 worth of miscellaneous items alleged to be stolen, police said. The 46-year-old Newark man was charged with shoplifting and released with a pending court appearance, police said.

Attempted vehicle theft

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